The best practice is to follow the advice posted on every railroad crossing: Stop. Look. Listen.

The 'still, small voice' of God never calls on me to be like another man. It appeals to me to rise to my full stature and fulfill the promise that sleeps within my being.

What happens if I try to build a life dedicated to avoiding all danger and all unnecessary risk?

I think that critiquing the myths of our society and helping people find their way through them is a very important thing. It's a theme that goes through all of my work.

To be on a quest is nothing more or less than to become an asker of questions.

There has always been a part of me that saw wilderness and risk-taking as the path to freedom.

If we don't preserve forest habitat for spotted owls, then soon we won't have trees to refresh the air we breathe. And we're realizing that this applies to social ecology, as well.